It's 1975, and DC is still lagging behind Marvel. They raise the price to 25 cents again, but this time without an increase in pages. Several horror and suspence titles are cancelled. In a boost for popularity, DC begins with what is later called the DC Explosion, with sixteen new titles.
Creators[]
The following creative talent are known to have been born in 1975:
- Andy Park
- Bradley Cooper
- Brian Reber
- Chip Zdarsky
- Chris Fedak
- Christian Dalla Vecchia
- Christopher Miller
- Chynna Clugston
- Craig Thompson
- Daxiong
- Eric Powell
- Federico Dallocchio
- Giuseppe Camuncoli
- Jason Wright
- Javi Montes
- Jeff Huet
- Jeffrey Brown
- Jeremy Haun
- Jim Mahfood
- Jimmi Simpson
The following creative talent passed away in the year 1975:
Titles
The following comic titles debuted with a 1975 cover date:
- 1st Issue Special (Volume 1)
- Batman Family (Volume 1)
- Beowulf (Volume 1)
- Charlton Bullseye (Volume 1)
- Claw the Unconquered (Volume 1)
- Hercules Unbound (Volume 1)
- Justice, Inc. (Volume 1)
- Kong the Untamed (Volume 1)
- Richard Dragon, Kung-Fu Fighter (Volume 1)
- Secrets of Haunted House (Volume 1)
- Sherlock Holmes (Volume 1)
- Stalker (Volume 1)
- Super-Team Family (Volume 1)
- Tales of Ghost Castle (Volume 1)
- Tarzan Family (Volume 1)
- The Joker (Volume 1)
- The Legend of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table (Volume 1)
- Tor (Volume 1)
The following Comic titles were last published with a 1975 cover date:
- Black Magic (Volume 1)
- Justice, Inc. (Volume 1)
- Korak Son of Tarzan (Volume 1)
- OMAC (Volume 1)
- Rima (Volume 1)
- Sherlock Holmes (Volume 1)
- Tales of Ghost Castle (Volume 1)
- The Shadow (Volume 1)
- Weird Mystery Tales (Volume 1)
- Young Romance (Volume 1)
The following One Shots were published with a 1975 cover date:
Characters
Selected 1975 character debuts. See all.
- Benjamin Turner (New Earth)
- Mark Shaw (New Earth)
- Nebiros (New Earth)
- Richard Drakunovski (New Earth)
- Stalker (New Earth)
- Grendel (New Earth)
- Deimos (New Earth)
- Travis Morgan (New Earth)
- Anubis (New Earth)
- Carolyn Wu-San (New Earth)
- Achille Destinee (Earth-One)
- Dev-Re (Earth-One)
- Richard Lawrence (Earth-One)
- O-Sensei (New Earth)
- Ammon-Ra (New Earth)
- Valcan (New Earth)
- Kyle Talbot (Earth-One)
- Compuxo Mark-I (Earth-One)
- Roger Rivers (Earth-One)
- Atlas (New Earth)
- Richard Benson (New Earth)
- James Dean (New Earth)
- Beowulf (New Earth)
- Tara Morgan (New Earth)
- Hetepkheti Tefnakhte (Earth-Two)
- Sterling Silversmith (Earth-One)
- Lori Elton (Earth-One)
- Swiss (Earth-One)
- Captain Demo (New Earth)
- Barney Ling (Earth-One)
- Lucien (New Earth)
- Franklin Lester (Earth-One)
- Korge (Earth-One)
- Kong (New Earth)
- Gerald Ford (New Earth)
- Stacy Conwell (New Earth)
- Charley Parker (Earth-One)
- Manhunter Grandmaster (New Earth)
- Nathaniel Seine (Earth-One)
- James Madison (New Earth)
- David Tenzer (Earth-One)
- Harpy (Earth-One)
- Ronne Kuhn (Earth-One)
- Liza Warner (New Earth)
- Itty (New Earth)
- Zazzo (Earth-S)
- Saber-Tooth (Earth-One)
- Quetzalcoatl (New Earth)
- Rico Strada (New Earth)
- Equalizer (Earth-One)
Teams
Selected 1975 team debuts. See all.